Animal Activist Legal Defense Project
@aaldp-du.bsky.social
Empowering & defending animal advocates through activist defense, affirmative litigation, & training law students to join & transform the field of Animal Law. AALDP.com media inquiries: press@aaldp.com https://linktr.ee/aaldp
Tomorrow, join @AALDP_DU's Steffen Seitz and Wayne Hsiung on Animal Activism Collective’s YouTube channel for a live talk about the impact of the Ridglan Farms victory. Don’t miss it! www.youtube.com/@AnimalActiv...
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tomorrow, join @AALDP_DU's Steffen Seitz and Wayne Hsiung on Animal Activism Collective’s YouTube channel for a live talk about the impact of the Ridglan Farms victory. Don’t miss it! www.youtube.com/@AnimalActiv...
After 6 weeks of trial, a Sonoma County, CA, jury has convicted @Zoe_Rooster of 1 felony & 3 misdemeanors for the #opensrescue of 4 chickens from a Perdue slaughterhouse.
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
After 6 weeks of trial, a Sonoma County, CA, jury has convicted @Zoe_Rooster of 1 felony & 3 misdemeanors for the #opensrescue of 4 chickens from a Perdue slaughterhouse.
Excellent @sfchronicle.com story about our case, representing @zoerosenberg.bsky.social of @dxeofficial.bsky.social in the #PerdueRescueTrial. This is the power of #openrescue cases.
#animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
#animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Excellent @sfchronicle.com story about our case, representing @zoerosenberg.bsky.social of @dxeofficial.bsky.social in the #PerdueRescueTrial. This is the power of #openrescue cases.
#animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
#animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
We are thrilled to report that beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms will CLOSE. This follows the 2022 closure of Envigo, & leaves only one large breeder of beagles for experiments (Marshall Farms). Congratulations to everyone who helped achieve this goal. More details to come.
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We are thrilled to report that beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms will CLOSE. This follows the 2022 closure of Envigo, & leaves only one large breeder of beagles for experiments (Marshall Farms). Congratulations to everyone who helped achieve this goal. More details to come.
Evidence has concluded in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #openrescue trial. Both the prosecution & the defense have rested. The jury will return tmrw at 1:30 for closing arguments. Watch this space for the verdict. #animalrescue #animalrights #animalwelfare #vegan #animalcruelty #perdue #chicken
October 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Evidence has concluded in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #openrescue trial. Both the prosecution & the defense have rested. The jury will return tmrw at 1:30 for closing arguments. Watch this space for the verdict. #animalrescue #animalrights #animalwelfare #vegan #animalcruelty #perdue #chicken
Did you catch last weeks's @theguardian.com article on @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #PerdueRescueTrial? It's excellent. #openrescue #animalrights #animalcruelty #animalweflare #vegan #chickens #chicken www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Did you catch last weeks's @theguardian.com article on @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #PerdueRescueTrial? It's excellent. #openrescue #animalrights #animalcruelty #animalweflare #vegan #chickens #chicken www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yesterday in the Perdue rescue trial, @zoerosenberg.bsky.social took the stand. She discussed her rescue of Poppy, Ivy, Aster, & Azalea, & stated unequivocally she does not believe factory farms & slaughterhouses should exist. Watch her on ABC News ~9:00 here: abc7news.com/videoClip/18...
October 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yesterday in the Perdue rescue trial, @zoerosenberg.bsky.social took the stand. She discussed her rescue of Poppy, Ivy, Aster, & Azalea, & stated unequivocally she does not believe factory farms & slaughterhouses should exist. Watch her on ABC News ~9:00 here: abc7news.com/videoClip/18...
The prosecution in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #RightToRescue trial has rested its case. The defense will begin its case Monday, 1:30 PM in Santa Rosa, CA. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens
October 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The prosecution in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #RightToRescue trial has rested its case. The defense will begin its case Monday, 1:30 PM in Santa Rosa, CA. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens
Don't miss AALDP's Chris Carraway, one week from today, at the Animal Law Conference, hosted by @animallegaldefense.bsky.social, in Chicago. "Free Speech & Animal Activism," will be October 18, at 2:45 CT. Learn about vital work defending animal activists! www.animallawconference.org/2025-agenda/
October 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Don't miss AALDP's Chris Carraway, one week from today, at the Animal Law Conference, hosted by @animallegaldefense.bsky.social, in Chicago. "Free Speech & Animal Activism," will be October 18, at 2:45 CT. Learn about vital work defending animal activists! www.animallawconference.org/2025-agenda/
In @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial, when Perdue Director of Cybersecurity Michael Bailey was asked whether Petaluma Poultry is a slaughterhouse he answered, “I do not call it a slaughterhouse.” Petaluma Poultry, owned by Perdue, kills over 200,000 birds every week for meat 😳
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial, when Perdue Director of Cybersecurity Michael Bailey was asked whether Petaluma Poultry is a slaughterhouse he answered, “I do not call it a slaughterhouse.” Petaluma Poultry, owned by Perdue, kills over 200,000 birds every week for meat 😳
After 3 weeks of evidentiary hearings & jury selection, opening statements in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial will (finally!) be this Monday, 10/6, at 1:30 PM. It has been a slow 3 weeks, but we expect the pace will pick up now. Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates! #animalrights
October 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After 3 weeks of evidentiary hearings & jury selection, opening statements in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial will (finally!) be this Monday, 10/6, at 1:30 PM. It has been a slow 3 weeks, but we expect the pace will pick up now. Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates! #animalrights
One less animal jail! For the past 2 years, we've represented Phil Demers, who was sued by the Seaquarium's parent company for documenting and blowing the whistle on the living conditions of the orca Tokitae, also known as Lolita. www.thedailybeast.com/miami-sea-pa...
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
One less animal jail! For the past 2 years, we've represented Phil Demers, who was sued by the Seaquarium's parent company for documenting and blowing the whistle on the living conditions of the orca Tokitae, also known as Lolita. www.thedailybeast.com/miami-sea-pa...
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. She was a giant among animal advocates. Thank you Jane, for helping us all to see animals for who they are, and for urging us to give them what they deserve.
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. She was a giant among animal advocates. Thank you Jane, for helping us all to see animals for who they are, and for urging us to give them what they deserve.
A Veterinary Board has voted UNANIMOUSLY to suspend the license of a veterinarian at notorious beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms. Full press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #openrescue #dogs
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A Veterinary Board has voted UNANIMOUSLY to suspend the license of a veterinarian at notorious beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms. Full press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #openrescue #dogs
Perhaps the difference between hot car laws & rescues from animal agriculture have to do with our confused, contradictory relationship with animals: we want to protect them from suffering, but we also kill billions for food. One day, this contradiction will become untenable. 6/6
September 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Perhaps the difference between hot car laws & rescues from animal agriculture have to do with our confused, contradictory relationship with animals: we want to protect them from suffering, but we also kill billions for food. One day, this contradiction will become untenable. 6/6
Many laws around the country codify the intuition that rescue should be encouraged. Perhaps the best known are so-called "hot car" laws, which exist in about a dozen states and provide immunity for those who break into a vehicle to rescue an overheating animal. 5/6
September 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Many laws around the country codify the intuition that rescue should be encouraged. Perhaps the best known are so-called "hot car" laws, which exist in about a dozen states and provide immunity for those who break into a vehicle to rescue an overheating animal. 5/6
What if the animal rescued was not a dog in your neighbor’s pool, but a chicken or pig in a factory farm? #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan
#righttorescue #chicken #chickens 3/6
#righttorescue #chicken #chickens 3/6
September 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What if the animal rescued was not a dog in your neighbor’s pool, but a chicken or pig in a factory farm? #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan
#righttorescue #chicken #chickens 3/6
#righttorescue #chicken #chickens 3/6
Imagine you see your neighbor’s dog drowning in their backyard pool. You call out for the neighbor & bang on their door, but no one comes. Their gate is closed, so you unlatch it, enter the backyard, and rescue the dog. Should you go to jail for trespassing on their property? 2/6
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Imagine you see your neighbor’s dog drowning in their backyard pool. You call out for the neighbor & bang on their door, but no one comes. Their gate is closed, so you unlatch it, enter the backyard, and rescue the dog. Should you go to jail for trespassing on their property? 2/6
ICYMI USF Prof Matthew Liebman & @harvard.edu Law School Prof Kristen Stilt weighed in last week, in the @latimes.com, about the necessity defense & #RightToRescue. It's great - have you read it? bit.ly/47NAuaN #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens 1/6
September 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ICYMI USF Prof Matthew Liebman & @harvard.edu Law School Prof Kristen Stilt weighed in last week, in the @latimes.com, about the necessity defense & #RightToRescue. It's great - have you read it? bit.ly/47NAuaN #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens 1/6
This week the court in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial began 402 hearings, pretrial evidentiary hearings to assess the admissibility of certain evidence & testimony. Meanwhile, jury selection continues. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #chicken #chickens
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This week the court in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial began 402 hearings, pretrial evidentiary hearings to assess the admissibility of certain evidence & testimony. Meanwhile, jury selection continues. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #chicken #chickens
Today jury selection begins in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial. A double panel of potential jurors has been called, as the case has provoked strong feelings throughout the community, which could render many of them unfit for service. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #RighToRescue
September 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today jury selection begins in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial. A double panel of potential jurors has been called, as the case has provoked strong feelings throughout the community, which could render many of them unfit for service. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #RighToRescue
In @latimes.com today: a powerful oped by #animal law experts Kristen Stilt & Matthew Liebman about #RightToRescue. They argue that the necessity defense applies to rescuing animals from agricultural facilities. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social #animalcruelty #vegan
September 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In @latimes.com today: a powerful oped by #animal law experts Kristen Stilt & Matthew Liebman about #RightToRescue. They argue that the necessity defense applies to rescuing animals from agricultural facilities. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social #animalcruelty #vegan
Yesterday, the court in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social trial heard motions in limine, which are motions that determine which evidence and testimony will be admitted at trial. Those will continue today. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #chicken #chickens
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yesterday, the court in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social trial heard motions in limine, which are motions that determine which evidence and testimony will be admitted at trial. Those will continue today. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #chicken #chickens
The Perdue Rescue trial has begun! @zoerosenberg.bsky.social spoke this morning at a press conference as animal advocates rallied in support of the #RighttoRescue. Stay tuned for updates from AALDP throughout the trial. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #chicken #PerdueTrial
September 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Perdue Rescue trial has begun! @zoerosenberg.bsky.social spoke this morning at a press conference as animal advocates rallied in support of the #RighttoRescue. Stay tuned for updates from AALDP throughout the trial. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #chicken #PerdueTrial